The 1930 Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act is often criticized for exacerbating the:
Great Depression
Inflationary pressures of the 1920s
Dust Bowl crisis
Global arms race
Correct Answer :
A. Great Depression
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Expansion of slavery into new territories
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Old-age pensions and unemployment insurance
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Gradually transfer responsibility for the war to South Vietnamese forces
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Africa
South America
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Preventing the spread of communism
Encouraging the expansion of NATO
Promoting economic cooperation with the Soviet Union
Establishing military dominance in Europe
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Soviet Union
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China
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Established labor rights and workplace safety standards
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Enforced prohibition of alcoholic beverages
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Led to the formation of the European Union
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Employing young men in conservation and public works projects
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Attack on Pearl Harbor
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Bombing of Hiroshima
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Abolish slavery
Grant women the right to vote
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